ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.74000, -95.13190

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

ON 7/8/2022 AT 2:45 AM CST, DURING FACILITY ROUNDS, PIPELINE OPERATOR LOCATED CRUDE OIL LEAKING FROM A 2 INCH NIPPLE OFF THE INLET TO METER SKID 1001 AT APPELT TERMINAL. THE SKID HAS BEEN ISOLATED AND SOIL REMEDIATED. THE FIELD EXAMINATION IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE TO BE INTERNAL CORROSION; THE 2 INCH NIPPLE WAS REPLACED. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE ALL 2 INCH NIPPLES AT APPELT TERMINAL WILL BE REPLACED. ENTERPRISE NOTIFIED TRRC ONCE THE VOLUME WAS ESTIMATED TO EXCEED 5 GALLONS. AT 12:00 PM ON 7/10/2022, ENTERPRISE DETERMINED THAT REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED TO EXCEED $50K. NRC WERE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED. 48 HOUR UPDATE NRC REPORT NUMBER: 1341273

About This Pipeline Incident

Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.

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